Search continues for two people still missing after mass drowning at KZN beach
Five people caught in rip currents at Pennington Beach led to one rescue, two recoveries, and two still missing, with ongoing search efforts by multiple rescue teams.
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NSRI | Mass drowning incident at Pennington Beach on KZN South Coast
A mass casualty drowning incident at Pennington Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast has left two young men dead, with two others still missing, following a dramatic rescue operation on New Year’s Day. According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) Station 39 in Rocky Bay, the KZN surf rescue network was alerted at around 18:20 on Thursday, 1 January, to reports of at least three people in distress in the surf near the tidal pool at Pen…
Three dead, three missing in 'mass drowning' at Pennington beach on KZN South Coast
Staff Reporter Three people have been confirmed dead and three young men remain missing after a mass drowning incident in rip currents at Pennington Beach on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast. Rescuers resumed the search at dawn on Friday, after the incident on New Year’s Day, when several swimmers were reported in distress near the tidal pool. The distress calls were answered by the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), Rocky Bay rescue swimmers, p…
Second swimmer found off KZN's Pennington beach - SABC News - Breaking news, special reports, world, business, sport coverage of all South African current events. Africa's news leader.
The second body of a group of five swimmers who were swept to sea at the beach, at Pennington on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, has been recovered. Police rescue teams, the national sea rescue institute and lifeguards recovered one body on Thursday. UPDATE | The second body from a group of swimmers who were swept out to sea at Main Beach Pennington on the KwaZulu-Natal south coast, has been recovered. pic.twitter.com/hZsFQsyIMs — SABC News (@SA…
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